Why is My App Running Slow on VMware?
Think Service First eBook Series On January 1, 2014, I’ll be releasing an eBook series called “Think Service First.” Update: Released on Jan 4 2014. It’s something I’ve been …
20 Questions VMware Newbies Want Answered (Free Career Guide)
You’re here because you want answers, right? This starter guide is for VMware newbies and beginners who want answers to common career questions. In this guide, I answer 20 …
How Bare Metal Virtualization Made Cloud Computing A Reality
An Overview of Bare Metal Virtualization Let’s start by explaining what the term bare metal refers to: It’s the physical state of server hardware (aka bare metal) filling server cabinets in …
Uptime for Beginners (99.999 Equals .00100 Downtime)
Intro to Uptime Monitoring Do you know which is more important: server uptime or service downtime? Hang in there while I break this question down into pieces easy to …
3 vSphere Installation and Setup Tips to Avoid Common Mistakes
Here’s the truth – I’ve made a lot of VMware mistakes. There I said it, now here are 3 tips to help avoid costly downtime and outages caused by …
Quick Lesson: VM Performance Checklist for Troubleshooting
Let’s set the stage for this VMware troubleshooting lesson… It’s 2 o’clock in the morning and you just received a call from the NOC. Hundreds of users from around …